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Nashville News: Friday, 4/8 Carrie Underwood's husband, hockey player Mike Fisher, got to duet withGarth Brooks recently -- which sent Carrie straight to Instagram. She captions the video of Mike and Garth singing "The River" by writing, "How is it that my hubby Mike Fisher gets to sing with THE Garth Brooks before I do? As payback, I think I'll try to see if Wayne Gretzky wants to play a pick-up hockey game sometime!" A while back, Carrie captured an unsuspecting Mike singing "The River" along with the radio in the car, after which Garth issued an invitation for him to sing along sometime. Blake Shelton contributes the song "Friends" to the soundtrack of the animated movie Angry Birds. Blake voices the hillbilly pig Earl in the movie, which also features Jason Sudeikis, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage, Kate McKinnon and Sean Penn. The movie, based on the smartphone game opens next month.
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Nashville News: Friday, 4/1 The first Rascal Flatts restaurant is scheduled to open in Cleveland. The 10,000-square-foot bar and restaurant will open in the Flats East area of the city, and will play host to the band, as well as other country acts. The Flatts, whose roots are in the Columbus, Ohio area, have been talking about the restaurant for the last four years. The venue is expected to open this year. Carrie Underwood has extended her Storyteller tour through the fall. The first leg wraps in London, Ontario on May 30th, but she picks things up in Spokane, Washington on September 4th. She will stop in Cleveland on May 18th.
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Nashville News: Friday, 3/25 It's confirmed! Season four winner Carrie Underwood will perform on the finale of American Idol. Season one champ Kelly Clarkson, who appeared earlier in this season, won't make it to the finale because she's in the late stages of pregnancy with her second child. The two-night finale will air April 6th and 7th on FOX. Eric Paslay will jump onto Toby Keith's Interstates and Tailgates tour this summer. He'll climb aboard on July 8th in Virginia Beach. Eric says, “Really excited for the opportunity to be on the road with Toby this year. He sure knows how to put on a show. I can’t wait to take it all in and learn from one of the best.” Eric is slated to release his sophomore album this year.
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Nashville News: Friday, 3/18 Keith Urban has announced a release date for his new record, Ripcord. His eighth studio album will come out on May 6th. He says, “Ripcord is almost done -- and it’s been an exhilarating journey. Getting to work with so many new musicians and writers and co-producers has been a divine experience for me -- and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it!” Keith kicks off his Ripcord world tour with special guests Brett Eldredge andMaren Morris on June 2nd. They will stop at Blossom on July 15th! Tim McGraw's song "Humble and Kind" is being turned into a gift book. Tim was inspired to record the song, which was written by Lori McKenna, when his oldest daughter, Gracie, was going off to college. The book will be released on May 17th.
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Nashville News: Friday, 3/11 Nashville cops were in hot pursuit of a 1977 Trans Am driven by Randy Houser yesterday afternoon. The police chase turned out to be a video shoot, much to the relief of many on social media who thought that the cops were after a criminal. Randy's new album, Fired Up, is out as of today. Jennifer Nettles’ second solo album has a release date. Playing With Fire will be out on May 13th. She says, "I am so proud of this record. It is a ton of sass and emotion and fun." Jennifer has a lot going on in the coming weeks. She's on CMT's 2016 Next Women of Country tour, she'll perform at the star-studded Kris Kristofferson tribute on March 16th in Nashville, and she just taped an episode of CMT Crossroads with Cheap Trick that will air on March 24th.
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Nashville News: Friday, 3/4 Randy Houser and his fiancee Tatiana are in the middle of planning their wedding. But the groom isn't letting on where or when the big event will take place. Tatiana is from Australia, so it's possible that they'll get married down under. Randy and Tatiana announced their engagement last May. Reba McEntire finalized her divorce from husband Narvel Blackstock in October, and in a new interview, reveals the split wasn’t her idea — at all. She says, “I didn’t want it in any shape, form or fashion.It was really hard to make the adjustment when someone’s not happy. I just want everybody to be happy in their lives because our lives are too short to be miserable,.” The two remain friends and still have a close professional relationship.
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Nashville News: Friday, 2/26 Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman appeared as guest judges on Project Runway All Stars last night. The contestants created looks for the ladies to wear to this year’s ACM Awards. Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line and Cam are the first performers announced for the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards. After Kenny's performance on the show, he'll head down to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds to close out the fourth ACM Party for a Cause. The ACM Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, will air live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, April 3rd on CBS.
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Nashville News: Friday, 2/19 TheAcademy of Country Music has announced the nominees for Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. This year, the Academy gave songwriters a role in narrowing the field for Song of the Year nominees. The group says, “Songwriters are at the inception of all of this; we’re privileged to have their expertise in choosing the most well-crafted songs.” SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES: "Burning House" – (Cam) "Girl Crush" –(Little Big Town) "Nobody to Blame" – (Chris Stapleton) "Raise ‘Em Up" – (Keith Urban f/ Eric Church) "She Don’t Love You" – (Eric Paslay) The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted byLuke BryanandDierks Bentley, will air live from Las Vegas, April 3rd on CBS. Little Big Town and Kelsea Ballerini are part of the ABC TV special The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60, celebrating Disneyland's 60th birthday. Little Big Town will sing "Steve McQueen," which is played in the park's Cars attraction, while Kelsea will sing "Part of Your World" fromThe Little Mermaid. The show airs Sunday on ABC.
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